Author Topic: Kisume Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 33724 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #150 on:** July 17, 2012, 03:30:20 AM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 17, 2012, 03:20:05 AM

>Finish eating, and get a look at the paper.

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 03:22:51 AM

> Assuming there's stuff written on it, keep a sharp ear out while reading.

>You scarf down the flan more quickly than it really deserves, revealing a folded and flan-stained paper. You keep your ears open as you read it.
>"Don't have time for details, but get some rest. I'll be busting you out tonight. Make sure no one finds this paper. -Big R"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #151 on:** July 17, 2012, 03:33:59 AM »

> Who on Earth...?
> Gotta make sure no one finds the paper, though...could we eat it, maybe?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #152 on:** July 17, 2012, 03:36:03 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 03:33:59 AM

> Who on Earth...?
> Gotta make sure no one finds the paper, though...could we eat it, maybe?

>You cannot immediately think of a Big R
>You could probably eat the paper. It already has some flan on it.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #153 on:** July 17, 2012, 03:39:24 AM »

> Probably our best bet for making sure no one sees it. Just gotta grin and bear it.
> Fold it up a little bit to make it easier to swallow, with the flan bits on the outside so it tastes slightly less atrocious, then...eat it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #154 on:** July 17, 2012, 03:42:19 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 03:39:24 AM

> Probably our best bet for making sure no one sees it. Just gotta grin and bear it.
> Fold it up a little bit to make it easier to swallow, with the flan bits on the outside so it tastes slightly less atrocious, then...eat it.

>You fold it up, then take a moment to get ready, then eat it.
>...Okay, when you're being honest with yourself, you've had worse. It's very bland, and slightly sweet at parts. But it's not pleasant enough that you'd want to do it again. And it leaves your mouth unpleasantly dry. Hopefully that will pass.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #155 on:** July 17, 2012, 03:47:59 AM »

> The sacrifices we must make...
> Head over to the bed and have a rest. Sounds like we're about to be thrown back into the fire...

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #156 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:15:05 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 03:47:59 AM

> The sacrifices we must make...
> Head over to the bed and have a rest. Sounds like we're about to be thrown back into the fire...

>You go back over to the bed, trying to get your mouth properly moist again, and then your throat. You let yourself drift off. It's been a busy day of it, to say the least.
>You can hear a tapping sound...

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #157 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:17:01 AM »

> Open eyes and look around the cell. Any obvious source?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #158 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:32:43 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 04:17:01 AM

> Open eyes and look around the cell. Any obvious source?

>Open your eyes and look around, feeling like you could do with another few hours. It seems like the tapping is coming from the ceiling. somewhere.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #159 on:** July 17, 2012, 10:20:16 AM »

> Anyone at the cell door?
> If not, get back in the bucket (if we're out of it) and float up to the ceiling and listen around.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #160 on:** July 17, 2012, 02:55:17 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 10:20:16 AM

> Anyone at the cell door?
> If not, get back in the bucket (if we're out of it) and float up to the ceiling and listen around.

>You look to the door, and don't see anyone. In fact, you only just notice that the lights have been dimmed, something you're used enough to living underground that it doesn't strike you instantly as out of place. You do see a small plate of food sitting at the door slot, but otherwise there doesn't seem to be anyone around.
>You slept in your bucket, as you typically do. While beds are an interesting luxury, things are a little too tense to really enjoy them.
>You float around the ceiling, listening for the sound. There's no real pattern to it, sometimes it is fast and sometimes it is slow. A few a little searching, you find the source is near the center of the ceiling. You find that part of it is a sort of shuttered panel that seems to be firmly attached to the ceiling; you hadn't really noticed it before since you've barely paid attention to your cell. The shutters are not at an angle that you could peer through them, but the sound is definitely on the other side of them.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #161 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:11:42 PM »

> Whatever's going on up there, there's not a lot we can do about it.
> The food might contain more notes. Head back down to it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #162 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:51:28 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 04:11:42 PM

> Whatever's going on up there, there's not a lot we can do about it.
> The food might contain more notes. Head back down to it.

>You go to examine the food. This meal is a plate of vegetables, some of them that you are not able to recognize, and thick ramen-like noodles in a kind of sauce that smells mildly spicy. Glancing at it, you don't think any notes would survive intact for long before becoming a greasy mess, and this plate seems to have gone long cold.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #163 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:56:14 PM »

> Fly back up to the shuttered panel in the ceiling and knock on it twice.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #164 on:** July 17, 2012, 05:28:28 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 04:56:14 PM

> Fly back up to the shuttered panel in the ceiling and knock on it twice.

>You fly back up toward the shuttered panel, but before you can get them, it falls open, swinging to one side on a hinge you weren't able to see. A metal pole sticks out through it for a moment, before retracting.

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GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #165 on:** July 17, 2012, 05:44:17 PM »

>Wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, poke our head through the opening.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #166 on:** July 17, 2012, 06:01:14 PM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on July 17, 2012, 05:44:17 PM

>Wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, poke our head through the opening.

>You wait a few moments, and hear a distant, whispered voice say, "Hey." There is a slight echo to it, sounding like someone speaking through a natural flue underground.

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GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #167 on:** July 17, 2012, 06:07:06 PM »

>"Hey."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #168 on:** July 17, 2012, 06:23:34 PM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on July 17, 2012, 06:07:06 PM

>"Hey."

>"Get up here, and don't hit the sides of the vent, they aren't sturdy enough to take much weight."
>Looking at the shaft, it is too narrow for you to get your bucket through.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #169 on:** July 17, 2012, 06:32:52 PM »

> There's nothing left in our bucket, right?
> Did we keep a spare back home?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #170 on:** July 17, 2012, 06:44:44 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 06:32:52 PM

> There's nothing left in our bucket, right?
> Did we keep a spare back home?

>There is nothing left in it except for you.
>You do have a spare bucket. You keep it buried under a pile of rubble, so the faeries or random passersby won't find it; you used to hide it among some stalactites not far from the main path to the Ancient City, and someone found it and took it. Just thinking about that makes your blood boil.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #171 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:02:20 PM »

> Where is the shuttered panel now?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #172 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:07:03 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 07:02:20 PM

> Where is the shuttered panel now?

>The panel itself is hanging from the ceiling by its hinge.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #173 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:11:27 PM »

> Could it be grabbed, pulled, and reattached from above?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #174 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:52:43 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 07:11:27 PM

> Could it be grabbed, pulled, and reattached from above?

>You think so, though you aren't quite sure how it was sealed to begin with.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #175 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:44:33 PM »

> Whisper in return.
> "Gotta put the bucket down first, okay?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #176 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:25:56 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 08:44:33 PM

> Whisper in return.
> "Gotta put the bucket down first, okay?"

>"Sure thing," the whisper says, "But don't make me wait too long, I don't know how much time we have."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #177 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:48:15 PM »

> "Bad luck, then. I'm slow without this thing."
> Fly back down and deposit the bucket on the lower bunk, then lurch our way back up and through the newly-made opening.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #178 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:59:21 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 09:48:15 PM

> "Bad luck, then. I'm slow without this thing."
> Fly back down and deposit the bucket on the lower bunk, then lurch our way back up and through the newly-made opening.

>You deposit your bucket on the lower bunk, then make your way back toward the open hatch. The going is slow, and you're glad you got some rest before trying it. Once you get to the hatch, you fly upward, and into a narrow chute made of plates of dull gray metal. It continues upward for a few yards, before stopping at an intersection. There, you see VIVIT, peering down toward you.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #179 on:** July 17, 2012, 10:04:34 PM »

> "'Sup?"